The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-01-13
Every now and then they ran out to the
pan where we were guarding the scored

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Every now and then they ran out to the
pen where we were guarding the scored
ROSTERS. 5-tt.ss ,tit -
s'Something Is up" suggested Dalton;
Finally King Kybela came to ps and
said that we must ut once marchtwith our
hipds under q, strong escort to the temple
Of Kama, where we would be stationed In
future. iaeW ilf .i3;;. 30 saf
Itwas useless toiobject, and In an hour
we were on our way. We had to march
IN single file through narrow path over
thesmountains. "a guide led the process
sion. Then headed the ROSTERS, and.
Daaten-brought up tlie-rear feAored- by
about dozen able bodied natives armed
with elubsT This order was adopted be.
cause Che birds had become accustomed to
their Keepers, and were easily controlled
by us. The natives did not dare to go near
them.
h. At one, place TAT gap In the mountains
gave us glimpse Of the sea. j. looked
down and my heart gave great jump.
Scarcely three miles below in little cove
lsaW,a vessel Laschored close to the shorel
What was % Be doneY I signaled Dali
ton, and he glanced through the gap and
understood the situation. I'VE were being
transferred to another point to prevent
our discovery by the strangers.
During the next half mile I exchanged
few words with Dalton, meaningless
words to the natives, but full Of import to
my friend. Ee understood me.
We were In o narrow pathway on the
edge of precipice, with q steep wall OF
granite towering above us on the other
side. Suddenly Dalton turned the hind
most rooster. about $50 as, to- face the posse
of savages Then he darted forward to
the head Of the procession by my side, and
hurled the guide down into the abyss be-
low. I beat my usual signal on the gong,
and all OF the sassea 6 ! ROSTERS turned to the ?
right about. -.
When tho savages saw these feathered
monsters bearing down upon them they
gave utterance to shrieks Of rage and ter
E;ror. ~ 91lY i.ia i1J ;s.,
|, !, Dalton and, paused a moment and
!. looked back. The foremost rooster darted
| upon the leader Of the natives, and at one
fell swoop drove his. long sharp beak
through one OF the mans eyes and into his
brain '---7'--'-'-- --'''',-,.
.'Run for itp cried Dalton.
our lives. We knew that the roosters
would never turn in their tracks without
our. signal. ON. the gong. They would dis
pute that narrow pathway with pur pursS
suers until determination befen one or the
other side. We knew, too, that the natives
held these great birds in awe and would
fly before them like frightened sheep.
On and on my friend and sped down
the jagged path. Would it never endi
Would we never reach deflle5 leading to
the Scar.
Eurekal At last we saw it. On our
right was gap showing gentle slope
stretching to the water
Three miles yet. We nerved ourselves
to the utmost and ran dixie lightning. There
were no signs Of pursuit, and the cries OF
our enemies had died away. - :.
Still bounding onward, out Of breath
and with bleeding feet, we literally flew:
When we threw ourselves, painting, on
the sand by thcbost, which was just about
putting out.for tho ship, we were too ex-
hausted to speak. The'excited sailors IN
stantly OWNED that twe were pursued by
foes, and dragging Us In they bent to their
oars and did mot; let up until they bad
helped us to tho deck Of the vessel.
It was an American merchant ship car
rying one gun. When the captain heard o
little Of our story he pointed the cannon at
the island and fired q blank charge that
walked the echoes among the mountains.
ssVangho Lo is no place, for US, he said,
and with that tho craft weighed anchor
and glided out into the brood blue ocean:
hope the sacred roosters Of Vangho Lo
are still aliye and fourishing. They saved
my life, and I am not likely tofofgat tt
Wallace P. Reed in Atlanta Constitution.